By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, declared in Parliament that the winners of LPL (Lanka Premier League) 2023 B-Love Kandy had been sponsored by an enterprise that was banned in the country. The statement was made in Parliament on 24th August. The one-time President of the Bar Association found fault with SLC […]

The 15 member squad selected by Sri Lanka Cricket for the Men’s ODI Asia Cup 2023 has been approved by the Minister of Sports and Youth, Roshan Ranasinghe. The Sri Lanka Squad – Dasun Shanaka – Captain, Pathum Nissanaka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis – Vice Captain

by Rex Clementine Hot on the heels of the Parliament debate on the affairs of Sri Lanka Cricket, the Sports Ministry could present the newly drafted Constitution for Sri Lanka Cricket that had been drawn up after meticulous consideration following a petition to the courts. Leading stakeholders

The problem with Sri Lanka Cricket was too much political interference and the government must introduce a new constitution for that outfit, said SJB MP, Eran Wickramaratne addressing Parliament on the adjournment debate on Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday (24.) “Things are so bad that coaches

Ratnapura District SJB MP Hesha Withanage told Parliament yesterday that Rs 67,693,679 had been spent by Sri Lanka Cricket for 14 persons to travel to Australia to watch the Men’s T20 cricket World Cup last year. When the waste of funds came to light following an audit conducted on the request

By Saman Indrajith The Cricekt Borad crisis cannot be sorted out without changing the method of electing office-bearers, says Chief Opposition Whip SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella told parliament yesterday. Participating in an adjournment debate on an Auditor General’s Department report on SLC officials participating in the Men’s T-20 world cup tournament in Australia last year, […]

Sri Lanka National Team players visited the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) for Children this morning in order to support the ‘Little Hearts Project’ of the hospital.During the visit, the players visited the cardiology ward and cardio-thoracic ward of the hospital. The national players, coaches, and team management took part in the visit.They were accepted by […]

The Committee on Parliamentary Business has scheduled an Adjournment Debate on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) moved by the Opposition for August 24.

Yahapalana Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s plea for Indian funding to develop Elapathagama in the memory of the late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera remains a mystery. In terms of an agreement signed on 14 July, 2017, India provided Sri Lankan Rs 300 mn to develop Elapathagama in the Anuradhapura district. The late Sobitha Thera, a controversial character, spearheaded […]

Sri Lanka Cricket in a media release has announced that the following players were charged for breaching the LPL code of conduct during the match played between Dambulla Aura and Colombo Strikers on August 5, 2023, at PICS, Kandy. Hasan Ali of Dambulla Aura was fined 15 percent of his match fee

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today announced that four players including Kusal Mendis and Chamika Karunaratne have been charged for breaching the LPL Code of Conduct during two separate matches of the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2023.

Friday 4th August, 2023 Never a dull day in Sri Lanka! Hardly a day passes without some controversy, and issues crop up at such a rate that one cannot keep track of them, the latest being what has come to be termed the ‘distortion’ of the national anthem at a sports event. Popular singer, Umara […]

Wednesday 2nd August, 2023 A brouhaha has erupted over what is described as the distortion of the national anthem at the Lanka Premier League (LPL) opening ceremony. Talented young vocalist Umara Sinhawansa has been drawing heavy fire for singing the national anthem in operatic style, and mispronouncing some words therein. Her performance has sparked a […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando The National Audit Office (NAO) has sought an explanation from Sports Ministry Secretary K. Mahesan regarding the sharp increase of allowances paid to the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as well as top management level personnel in USD terms. According

By Shamindra Ferdinando Auditor General W.P.C Wickramaratne yesterday (26) said that the National Audit Office (NAO) firmly stood by its draft report on Sri Lanka’s tour of Australia for the T20 World Cup (Oct. 09-Nov. 13), in 2022. The National Audit Service Commission (NASC) appointed in April this year consists of retired justice Nihal Sunil […]

Ratnapura District Member of Parliament Hesha Withanage is alleging gross misuse of funds at Sri Lanka Cricket with members of the Executive Committee using the board’s money for personal use. Pointing at facts from an audit report, the Opposition MP said that the money meant

The inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 League is scheduled to be held from 12 Â 23 December 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Monday (10 July).

by S. Skandakumar Dear Mr. Taufel As you were an Umpire who was held in the highest esteem throughout your tenure, I read your comments on the Bairstow dismissal with interest. Since it was an incident that raised comments from two Prime Ministers and turned the sacred Long Room at Lord’s temporarily into an angry […]

by Rex Clementine   A new controlling body for cricket in Ceylon was formed on the 25th of June 1948 and was named Board of Control for Cricket in Ceylon. Today marks the 75th anniversary of the formation of the cricket board. At a meeting held at the Malay Cricket Club at Rifle Green, P. […]

The membership of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has unanimously approved the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year 2022, which recorded a net surplus of Rs. 6.3 billion and a total income of Rs. 17.5 billion, which is 120% over the 2021 revenue.